Mine detail: Noonday Prospect

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Location: Pima County, Arizona, United States, North America
Lat / long: 31.86902, -110.79874
dep_id: 10039403
mrds_id: M050033
Commodity type: metallic
Trace mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Chalcopyrite, Copper, Pyrite
orebody_fm: TABULAR
conc_proc: Permeable Fracture Zones
ore_ctrl: Ore Generally In Lime-Silicate Zones Controlled By Faults And Fractures.
Reporter: Keith, William J.
hrock_type: Limestone
arock_unit: Continental Granod 1450+-10my Granodiorite
arock_type: Latite
Structure: Homoclinal ; Reg.Trends: Tilting And Broad Open Folds In S. And Extensive Faulting In N., Thrust And Normal Faulting - Fracture Zones
tectonic: Basin And Range.
References:
  • Deposit:: SCHRADER, F. C. 1915 USGS BULL. 582
  • Deposit:: ARIZONA BUREAU OF MINES 1971 FIELDNOTES V. 1 NO. 2
  • Deposit:: DREWES, H. 1971 USGS MAP I-613 (SAHUARITA QUAD)
  • Deposit:: 1909 RECON F. C. SCHRADER U.S.G.S. BULL. 582
  • Deposit:: 1971 DIREXPL ANACONDA-POSSIBLE NEW PORPH. COPPER DEPOSIT.
  • Deposit:: 1971 GEOLMAP H. DREWES U.S.G.S. MAP I-613
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